New Boston ZIP Codes — Mercer County, IL

Age summary

Group	Count	%
Under 18	420	31.0%
18 and over	937	69.0%
65 and over	203	15.0%
Median age	36.2 years

Group	Count	%
White	1,324	96.9%
Two or more races	27	2%
Hispanic or Latino	9	0.7%
Asian	6	0.4%

Range	% of households
Under $10k	4.6%
$10k–$15k	4.0%
$15k–$25k	8.0%
$25k–$35k	6.6%
$35k–$50k	22.8%
$50k–$75k	14.0%
$75k–$100k	16.0%
$100k–$150k	18.2%
$150k–$200k	2.8%
$200k+	3.2%
Median income	$57,083

Home values

Housing overview

Metric	Value
Median home value	$122,700
Median rent / month	$496
Owner occupied	84.4%
Renter occupied	15.6%
Vacant	10.1%
Single-family detached	79.4%
Large apartment buildings	0.0%
Mobile homes	16.0%
Median rooms	6.0
Avg household size (owned)	2.66

Year built

Era	%
2020 or later	0.0%
2010–2019	2.5%
2000–2009	15.3%
1990–1999	4.7%
1980–1989	2.0%
1970–1979	24.6%
1960–1969	13.3%
1950–1959	8.3%
1940–1949	5.4%
1939 or earlier	24.1%

Bedrooms

Size	% of units
No bedroom (studio)	0.0%
1 bedroom	10.2%
2 bedrooms	19.4%
3 bedrooms	43.3%
4 bedrooms	21.7%
5+ bedrooms	5.4%

Vehicles per household

Vehicles	% of households
No vehicle	1.6%
1 vehicle	24.0%
2 vehicles	36.9%
3 or more	37.5%

Heating fuel

Fuel type	%
Utility gas	48.9%
Electricity	13.4%
Propane / LP gas	34.9%
Wood	1.4%

Household type	Count	%
Married-couple family	297	59.3%
Cohabiting couple	14	2.8%
Male householder, no spouse	67	13.4%
Female householder, no spouse	123	24.6%
Households with children under 18	206	41.1%
Households with seniors (65+)	146	29.1%
Average household size	2.71

Marital status

Status	Male	Female
Never married	24.3%	17.8%
Married	62.1%	56.6%
Separated	1.5%	0.0%
Widowed	1.9%	12.8%
Divorced	10.3%	12.8%

Metric	%
HS diploma or higher	91.0%
Bachelor's or higher	11.1%

School enrollment (ages 3–17)

Type	Count	%
Nursery / preschool	41	10.8%
Kindergarten	20	5.3%
Elementary school	237	62.7%
High school	65	17.2%
College / grad school	15	4.0%

Industry of employment

Occupation

Category	%
Management, business & arts	24.0%
Service	17.3%
Sales & office	19.1%
Natural resources & construction	19.6%
Production & transportation	20.0%

Employment type

Type	%
Private sector	87.2%
Government	9.2%
Self-employed	3.7%
Unpaid family workers	0.0%

Commute

Method	%
Drive alone	81.7%
Carpool	12.6%
Public transit	0.0%
Walk	1.2%
Other means	3.3%
Avg commute (minutes)	44.8

Income support

Source	% of households
Social Security	32.5%
Retirement income	33.7%
Supplemental Security	5.4%
Cash public assistance	1.8%
Food stamps / SNAP	15.8%

Condition	%
High blood pressure	36.8%
High cholesterol	35.6%
Heart disease	8.1%
Stroke	3.7%
Asthma	10.1%
Arthritis	30.2%
Kidney disease	3.3%
Pulmonary disease	9.2%
Cancer	7.5%

Behavior / access	%
Binge drinking	14.6%
No physical activity	28.5%
Less than 7 hrs sleep	32.9%
Fair or poor health	17.0%
Poor mental health	13.6%
Poor physical health	11.6%
No health insurance	11.5%
Visited doctor (checkup)	76.6%
Visited dentist	57.0%
Cholesterol screening	89.3%
Teeth loss	17.0%

Veterans	Count	%
Civilian veterans	109	11.6%

Disability	%
Any disability	10.6%
Under 18	1.7%
18–64 years	13.5%
65 and over	18.7%

Health insurance coverage

Type	%
Private insurance	76.9%
Public insurance	30.7%
Uninsured under 19	0.0%

Language spoken at home (age 5+)

Language	Count	%
English only	1,299	95.7%
Spanish	3	0.2%
Other Indo-European	0	0.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Other languages	3	0.2%

Place of birth & citizenship

Origin	Count	%
Native born (US)	1,351	99.6%
Born in same state	1,351	99.6%
Born in different state	559	41.2%
Foreign born	0	0.0%
Naturalized citizen	6	0.4%
Not a US citizen	0	0.0%